I have seen Dave and his I Think Outside My Box project a few times and today we joined him. It was like the good old days of painting in kindergarten. We showed enthusiasm, Dave made us feel welcome, got us started and we all had a nice time being ourselves and painting whatever we wanted.
Dave was awesome to talk with. He was wrapping up a conversation with someone he hadn't seen in 13 years when we strolled by. By the time we were finished painting our square of pizza box there was a crowd of people around and strangers who didn't really feel like strangers had joined in the painting.
The project has a life in schools and museums but it was born on the street and of people and sharing and that felt like enough. And that was so refreshing that we could dive in, be creative, share, express and then put it down and walk away and have completed our piece.
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